Focussing on breathing

Ian Rogers of Gilberts Blackpool explains the importance of balancing ventilation with carbon reduction strategies in order to achieve the right air quality for users. Breathing – it’s essential to life not only for humans, but for buildings too. In... View Article

Select and specify Pendock on NBS Source

Pendock’s product range includes six distinct groups that encompass, building linings, column casings and services casings, together with washrooms and other specialist casing solutions, all of which can be specified on NBS Source. A new architectural casings brochure is also... View Article

Dragonfly PR wins three new construction clients

Dragonfly Public Relations, one of the UK’s leading PR agencies for the built environment, reports that it has won three exciting new construction clients. This includes Amiblu, which specialises in the design and supply of large GRP pipes and fittings... View Article

Davide Macullo Architects SA: The Seed Farka Hills

The Seed, Farka Hills. It is a privilege to be here, in this remarkable corner of the world, above Tirana, where the hills unfold like a natural amphitheatre, embracing the city in its splendour as a laboratory of architecture. From... View Article

Imagine Montessori School | Gradolí & Sanz Arquitectes

Studio: Gradolí & Sanz Arquitectes Client: Zubi Educational Real State Architects: J. Luis Vilar, María Navarro, Daniel López Quantity surveyor: Francisco Vallet Traditional structure engineering: Adolfo Alonso Timber structure engineering: Albura Wood & Concept Metalwork: Martí Cots Brick vaults: Cercaa... View Article

Achieving architectural flow in building exteriors

Ian Chubb, managing director of Deuren, explores the relationship between cladding, facades, and seamless door integration, offering insights into achieving a cohesive and technically excellent building exterior. A property’s facade is one of its most defining characteristics, shaping not only... View Article

Government recommits to updated TIC Policy Roadmap

The Structural Timber Association (STA) has welcomed the announcement by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA), confirming the Government’s recommitment to the Timber in Construction Policy Roadmap, which outlines measures to increase the use of timber in... View Article

The pressure is on

T-T Pumps’ Jon Whittingham discusses the rise in use of package pumping stations as sites using gravity drainage for waste or surface water become rarer – and the key points that architects should consider. When it comes to specifying a... View Article

LAMILUX creates a brighter tomorrow for shopping centres

Case Study: Crystal Peaks Shopping Centre, Sheffield Installer: P&R Structural Glazing Product: LAMILUX Glass Roof PR60 Crystal Peaks, a major shopping centre in Sheffield, Yorkshire, has been refurbished with three new large, glazed roofs thanks to the collaboration between LAMILUX,... View Article